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Erlangen-Höchstadt
Erlangen-Höchstadt is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen. The city of Erlangen is not part of the district, but nonetheless its administrative seat. History 300px, Waterwheel in the Regnitz near Möhrendorf. The earliest extant documents are drawings from 1413 which show water wheels along the Regnitz. The first (1449–1450) and second (1552–1555) Margrave wars, Brandenburg versus Nuremberg, devastated the countryside. In 1715 a lock was placed in the Regnitz river at Hemhofen. The highpoint of waterwheel usage was in the early 19th century when more than 190 were in use between Fuerth and Forchheim. The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Erlangen and Höchstadt. Geography The main river is the Regnitz, which runs through the city of Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlangen
Erlangen (; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian language, Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhabitants (as of 30 March 2022), it is the smallest of the eight major cities (''Town#Germany, Großstadt'') in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany. Together with Nuremberg, Fürth, and Schwabach, Erlangen forms one of the three metropolises in Bavaria. With the surrounding area, these cities form the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region, European Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg, one of 11 metropolitan areas in Germany. The cities of Nuremberg, Fürth, and Erlangen also form a triangle on a map, which represents the heartland of the Nuremberg conurbation. An element of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höchstadt
Höchstadt an der Aisch, commonly known as Höchstadt (), is a town in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Höchstadt is situated on the river Aisch, 18 km northwest of Erlangen and 22 km south of Bamberg. Originally it was the capital of the Höchstadt district, but then it became part of the new Erlangen-Höchstadt district. Division of the town The town consists of 23 districts: Leisure Food Carp is a very important food, but only in the months with an "r" (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April). There are various carp dishes: e.g., "blue carp", "baked carp" and "pepper carp". Carp eaten there is termed "Aischgründer Karpfen". Culture There is an events centre (converted from a former shoe factory) that includes a music school and a library; there is an evening event most days. Sport The sports club HK Zubr Höchstadt Aisch Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiersdorf
Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The major part of Baiersdorf is idyllically situated on a terrace which preserves the town from being flooded by the close Regnitz river. It is located exactly between Erlangen (eight kilometers in the south) and Forchheim (eight kilometers in the north). Neighbor cities are Forchheim, Poxdorf, Langensendelbach, Bubenreuth, Möhrendorf and Hausen. Division of the town Baiersdorf consists of 4 districts * Baiersdorf * Hagenau * Igelsdorf * Wellerstadt History Baiersdorf was first mentioned in 1062 AD and has been chartered since 1460. As Baiersdorf is famous for farming and processing horseradish, the Meerrettich Museum for horseradish ("the spiciest museum of the world") is located in the old center of the town. A horseradish queen is even chosen every year on the third Saturday in September. The margrave Johann der Alchimist (1401–1464) started the cultivation of hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroldsberg
Heroldsberg (East Franconian: ''Herldsbärch'') is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located eleven kilometers north-east from the city of Nuremberg and 23 kilometers east from Erlangen and is the headquarters of Schwan-Stabilo. Geography Location It is in the Sebalder Reichswald, the forest north to Nuremberg and is on a ridge. The Gründlach, a side river of the Regnitz, flows through the village of Heroldsberg. Municipality It contains Großgeschaidt, Kleingeschaidt and the villages of Heroldsberg, consisting of Heroldsberg, Johannisthal and Hundsmühle. Surrounding Municipalities It is surrounded by Eckental, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Nuremberg and Kalchreuth. History Heroldsberg's history goes back to the 11th century but it was first mentioned in 1225. Later on in 1387 the territory was sold to the Nuremberg patrician family ''Geuder'' in whose possession the lordship of Heroldsberg was for over 400 years, rendering them ''i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemhofen
Hemhofen is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Erlangen-Höchstadt {{ErlangenHöchstadt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großenseebach
Großenseebach is a village in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt in Bavaria in Germany. History First mentioned in 1348, the village was completely destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. Großenseebach belonged to Prussia from 1803–1810, then to Bavaria and was assigned to the city of Herzogenaurach in 1811. Today's political community came into being in 1818. 1980 the free communities Großenseebach and Heßdorf created the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Heßdorf". There are no grocery stores but plenty of carp ponds. The only fried carp available are at Kunnersch Annie‘s every Friday when in season. Economy Today most inhabitants work for the big companies in Erlangen, such as Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grossenseebach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gremsdorf
Gremsdorf is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Erlangen-Höchstadt {{ErlangenHöchstadt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckental
Eckental is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Erlangen, and 16 km northeast of Nuremberg. It contains 17 districts: Benzendorf, Brand, Brandermühle, Büg, Ebach, Eckenhaid, Eckenmühle, Eschenau, Forth, Frohnhof, Herpersdorf, Illhof, Marquardsburg, Mausgesees, Oberschöllenbach, Oedhof, and Unterschöllenbach. History In 1972, the Bavarian government reduced its number of communities from 7,010 to 2,056. This forged together the market town Eschenau and the formerly independent communes Forth, Eckenhaid, Herpersdorf, Benzendorf, Oberschöllenbach, Unterschöllenbach, and parts of Pettensiedel under the newly invented name of Eckental. It was the same year that its coat of arms was designed. In 1978, the village Brand joined the administrative union. The individual villages were founded in the Middle Ages about in the middle of the 11th and 12th century. The romantic church ''St Bartholomäus'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckenhof
Buckenhof is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. History The village called Buckenhof developed between the 11th and 12th century. The first public record is from 1372. Between the years 1564 and 1567, the barons von Haller build the ''Puckenhof Castle''. Since 1850, it houses a youth center of the Inner Mission. Between 1886 and 1963, Buckenhof was located along the branch line from Erlangen to Uttenreuth. Population development Together with the neighboring Erlangen, Buckenhof experienced a tremendous increase in its population after the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Since 2000, Buckenhof is one of the most densely populated communities in Bavaria. The extraordinary popularity of the village, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubenreuth
Bubenreuth is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. Location Bubenreuth is located near the river Regnitz and ca. 4 kilometers north of Erlangen with which it's structurally connected. Neighboring towns are (from North clockwise) Baiersdorf, Langensendelbach, Marloffstein, Erlangen and Möhrendorf. History Nothing is known about the founding of Bubenreuth. The suffix -reuth indicates that it was created by a forest clearance. The town is first mentioned as "Bubenrode" in a document dating 24 November 1243. Bubenreuth gained some prominence after World War II when the town, then having 400 inhabitants, voted to admit 2,000 expelled German refugees from Schönbach im Egerland (now Luby, Czech Republic). Schönbach was then known for its numerous violin makers and instrument builders that now fled to Bubenreuth and opened new workshops there. Among those was of Karl Höfner who opened a new factory in Bubenreuth and died in Bubenreuth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurachtal
Aurachtal is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Personalities * Johann Jakob Palm (1750–1826), died in Münchaurach, German book dealer * Michael Kreß (1843–1929), Franconian farmer born in Falkendorf, mayor and popular poet References Erlangen-Höchstadt {{ErlangenHöchstadt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelsdorf, Bavaria
Adelsdorf is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. Coat of arms The key refers to the Lords of Schlüsselberg who were prominent in the area before they died out in the Middle Ages. The beaver refers to the Bibra family which had the castle of Adelsdorf from 1687 until 1993. Twin towns – sister cities Adelsdorf is twinned with: * Uggiate-Trevano, Italy (1997) * Feldbach, Styria Feldbach (; sl, Vrbna) is a town in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria, near the Slovenian and Hungarian border. It is located in the valley around the river Raab. History Findings from the Neolithic period prove the early existenc ..., Austria (2007) References External links Coat of Arms History {{Authority control Erlangen-Höchstadt Bibra family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
